Westmoreland Regional Hospital v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

OPINION BY

Judge LEAVITT.

Westmoreland Regional Hospital (Employer) petitions for review of an adjudication of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) that affirmed the Workers’ Compensation Judge’s (Judge) denial of Employer’s modification petition. Employer sought to modify the disability status of Linda Pickford (Claimant) after an impairment rating evaluation (IRE) yielded a total body impairment of less than 50 percent. The Board denied Employer’s petition after finding the impairment rating to be invalid because it assigned a zero impairment rating to a work-related condition that…